Two Cats Who Survived a Pack of Dogs Running Through Their Colony Have Not Left Each Other's Side Since
Two cats survived a pack of dogs that ran through their cat colony, and the two siblings, left with only each other, have stayed side by side ever since. Airy and TaiCredit: FosterCatMomAimeeThey were born outdoors to a community cat in Macon, GA, and for a while the little family had someone in their corner. A colony caretaker kept watch over them, putting out food and keeping an eye on the mother and her kittens.Then a pack of dogs began moving through the neighborhood. In the chaos, Tai and Airy lost their mother and their littermates. The two of them were all that was left.Earlier this year, the caretaker reached out to a rescue, unwilling to leave the surviving pair to face the streets alone. The rescue took them in, and after a year and a half outdoors, the two arrived friendly at heart but wary, in no hurry to trust anyone. Credit: FosterCatMomAimeeNo one rushed them. They spent their first couple of months with a rescue, then moved in with their foster, Aimee from FosterCatMomAimee, where they have lived for about four months since, and the change has been remarkable. With patience and steady attention, Tai and Airy have turned into the affectionate, playful cats they were meant to be.They are also, it turns out, two very different personalities. TaiCredit: FosterCatMomAimeeTai is the orange tabby, a boy with a big personality and an even bigger purr. He is a devoted bird watcher who will camp at a window for as long as the show lasts.He is a champion of belly rubs, and he takes them so seriously that he purrs himself into a drool. Churu treats, in his view, rank among the finest things life has to offer.LoveMeow may earn a small commission from purchases made through links in this article at no additional cost to you. TaiCredit: FosterCatMomAimeeHe plays hard too, chasing a feather toy or a balled-up sock across the room, and then he wants company, curled against his person or keeping their feet warm through the night. He is a year and seven months old.His sister makes a quieter entrance. AiryCredit: FosterCatMomAimeeAiry is a tiny white lady, all of eight pounds, with one blue eye and one green eye. She takes longer than her brother to decide about a person, but once she decides, she is all in.Win her over with a soft brush and a treat, and, as Aimee told LoveMeow, "you'll earn loud purrs, sweet little licks, and maybe even some adorable drool." AiryCredit: FosterCatMomAimeeShe has a signature move Aimee affectionately calls the Airy Special, a full belly flop delivered with total confidence. She chases balls with abandon, and, to everyone's delight, she comes when she is called.For all their differences, the two are rarely far apart. They wrestle, they groom each other, and when the playing winds down, they end up curled together in a single bed. Two cats named Tai and Airy grooming each other. Credit: FosterCatMomAimee That closeness is not lost on Aimee, who is determined to keep the two bonded siblings together. In her words, once playtime is over, the pair "can usually be found cuddling and grooming each other."Because of their rough start, they would do best in a home without dogs, though they are easy and relaxed around other cats. The two come as a set, a pair of cats with one shared history. Credit: FosterCatMomAimeeThey have been through more in their first year and a half than most cats see in a lifetime, and they came through it all together.Between them, they cover a lot of ground, Tai with his easy, drooling affection and Airy with her hard-won devotion, plus the Airy Special whenever the mood strikes her. Credit: FosterCatMomAimeeThey started on the streets of Macon, the only two of their family to make it. Today they are a drooling, bird-watching, belly-flopping pair of siblings who have never once had to face anything alone.Share this story with your friends. View more on Tai and Airy, and their Foster, FosterCatMomAimee, on Instagram @catz4lifeRelated Story: They Take in 2 Kittens in Need, From the Very Beginning, the Cat Brothers Clearly Belong Together
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